First Aid Refresher Course Couva to understand what to do to prevent Several

Posted by rechard smith on January 11th, 2018

First Aid is significant in cases of severe bleeding. It is a great risk to a victim’s life. It represents a pressing and sometimes fatal danger to a person. It can lead to unconsciousness or even death if proper aid is not given. Going for a first aid refresher- course Couva can help understand what to do in such a case.

Symptoms

Symptoms of severe bleeding may include –

Accidents, Fall, Point objects tearing flesh, etc.

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Immediate Treatment – First Aid for Severe Bleeding

• Clean plastic or rubber gloves should be worn before attending to a victim.

• In case gloves are not available to use anything that will help to prevent infection in victim’s body.

• Sometimes people in their panic touch the patient and his wound without any protection and contaminate victim’s wound.

• Next step which is very important is to slow blood loss which can be done by laying him down on his back unless the wound is on the back.

• The area with the wound must be elevated if possible.

• Loss of blood invariably leads to loss of heat or hypothermia in victim’s body.

• Remove clothing as little as possible to avoid this situation d also put any spare cloth, blanket, jacket, etc. over him to prevent the loss of heat from his body.

• The wound must be washed with clean water, and obvious dirt or debris must be removed.

• Do not attempt to pull any shard of glass, or bullet or any other object from the wound.

• Apply any sterile gauze or cloth to the wound and use a lot of it.

• With a wrapping of bandages and medical tape, hold this gauze in place.

• Something highly absorbent such as a towel or a blanket must be pressed over the wound and apply direct pressure to it.

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• For at least twenty minutes this pressure must be kept on so that bleeding stops completely.

• In case the bleeding persists, press the wound for some more time.

• Bandages must not be removed as when you will try to remove the bandage; the wound will again open and start bleeding.

• The entire activity must be done before the medical help arrives or the victim is taken to the hospital.

• Since blood is vital for our existence, care should be taken that bleeding is tried to be stopped immediately.

• In case of excessive blood loss, body functions start shutting down and the victim may go into a shock.

• This may also prove to be fatal hence it is very important that the victim gets timely first aid.